Specimen Information

Alternanthera philoxeroides
Alternanthera philoxeroides
(alligatorweed)
Plants
Exotic

Specimen ID1389885
GroupPlants
GenusAlternanthera
Speciesphiloxeroides
Common Namealligatorweed
StateLA
CountyVermilion
LocalityCRMS0541-V71
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameVermilion
HUC8 Number08080103
HUC10 NameMarsh Island-Frontal Gulf of Mexico
HUC10 Number0808010305
HUC12 NameShell Reefs-Frontal Gulf of Mexico
HUC12 Number080801030501
Map
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Collection Day28
Collection Month7
Collection Year2014
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayunknown
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:29060
Author:Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) of Louisiana.
Date:2019
Title:Coastwide Reference Monitoring System-Wetlands Monitoring Data
Publisher:Coastal Information Management System (CIMS) database
CommentsAnimal trail through plot. Wrack in plot - 5% Water Level is below marsh. Open water is 0%. Bare ground is 35%. Dead vegetation is 25%. Flooded-Undetermined is 0%.
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineBrackish


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